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EEF guidance report: Improving primary science

29 November 2023

This guidance report provides six practical recommendations, underpinned by high quality evidence, about how to make meaningful improvements to primary science teaching.  It is designed to help practitioners build on…

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Building confidence and desire in struggling readers at KS2

10 November 2023

Free OUP webinar: Tue, Nov 14, 2023 · 4:00 PM Some children enter KS2 lacking age-appropriate reading skills, and this results in issues beyond the acquisition of abilities. Frequently, several…

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RE Council: National Content Standard

1 November 2023

The RE Council’s National Content Standard provides a non-statutory benchmark for syllabus providers and other bodies to evaluate their work.  It is specifically for use in England.  It is not…

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Next steps in teaching reading: building on foundations of early reading

29 October 2023

Reading has been a huge focus in primary education in recent years, and schools have invested huge amounts of time and energy in their curriculum and teaching. In this webinar,…

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Maths curriculum resources from Oak Academy

23 October 2023

New curriculum plans and early-release lessons from Oak National Academy have been published for primary and secondary maths. All resources are being developed by MEI, who are consulting with the NCETM to…

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Podcast – Ofsted’s new subject reports: geography, PE and music

4 October 2023

Ofsted has published three new subject reports evaluating the common strengths and weaknesses of different subjects in a sample of schools. The new reports cover geography, PE and music. Shreena Kotecha,…

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Primary PE and sport premium update 2023-2024

1 October 2023

The Department for Education, Association for Physical Education and the Youth Sport Trust have released a recorded version of their Primary PE and sport premium webinar outlining the updates for…

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Ofsted: Geography subject report

22 September 2023

Ofsted's new subject report is now published, looking at how geography is being taught in England's schools. This report explores common strengths and weaknesses in the geography education seen in…

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Using number lines in KS2

20 September 2023

NCETM explore how number lines can be used at KS2 to support children to develop a greater understanding of the linear number system and prepare them for secondary maths. In…

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NCETM: Maths vocabulary podcast

9 September 2023

‘Subject-specific vocabulary is a real area for us to continue to develop in school’ – sound familiar? Listen to this discussion with Usworth Colliery Primary to find out how they…

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Curriculum and subject leadership: Ofsted video

29 August 2023

Ofsted have released another video in their series to support schools in preparing for inspection. This webinar for schools focuses on how subject leaders are involved in Ofsted inspections. His Majesty's…

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New plan to deliver high quality PE and sport for all pupils

19 July 2023

The government has confirmed a two-year plan to boost quality and equal access to PE and sport. The School Sport and Activity Action Plan will support teachers and schools to…

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